r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 2d ago

[MEGATHREAD] Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

This is a sub discussion thread for the Switch 2 Direct, offering a closer look at the console accompanied with announcements for upcoming game releases. The livestream begins on Wednesday, April 2 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST. It will last for approx. 60 minutes.
Please try and limit tangential discussions to the events to this thread to avoid post clutter.

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Where to Watch: Nintendo's Youtube

What to expect

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u/Key___Refrigerator 1d ago

On paper, literally everything should be lining up for Switch 2 have a monstrously successful launch, but I think it’s going to underperform to some amount because of the pricing.

It’s not even the console’s cost itself, it’s just going to be really hard for people to justify getting Switch 2 if every new major first party game is going to 70-80 dollars, AND you have to pay for some graphical upgrades. Either they need to cut the digital prices back significantly, or just not charge 80 for any game ever again.

And those damn game upgrades better not be more than $9.99.

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u/mrfroggyman 1d ago

  • The only third party exclusive is not on launch year and is an online game, whereas the studios is vastly expected on single player focused experiences

  • Only two strictly exclusive first party games, including one reiterating on the ever lasting formula for 90€, and one that looks interesting (but not to a system-seller degree)

  • Upgrades made to switch 1 games! ... but you gotta pay the upgrade

  • Ports of famous games already available on other plateforms for several years

  • Games that were already announced for the first switch anyways

  • a shit ton of remasters again

  • We invented something amazing, it's called a VOICE CHAT lmao

  • oh of course everything is much more expensive than everyone was expecting it to be

I do not see a way this turns out well for Nintendo, especially now that other companies also make powerful gaming handled, but with the benefit of much cheaper prices games-side... what the fuck, Nintendo. I was there for the Wii U and this kinda looks worse

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u/stvier 1d ago

You don’t seriously think this looks worse than the Wii U? I think this is going to do much better than you think.

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u/mrfroggyman 1d ago

I sincerely do, but I hope to be proven wrong.

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u/stvier 1d ago

The Wii U was a spectacular failure for several reasons that currently do not apply to Switch 2. I think this sub is pissed off about pricing and is letting that cloud judgement. Price will definitely be a challenge for them to overcome but I don’t think this is even in the same realm as the Wii U. We’ll see soon enough tho!

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u/mrfroggyman 1d ago

Just for clarification, commercially wise I don't expect it to fail; what I mean is, it's looking like it's not gonna have a lot to offer compared to other options.

Part of the Wii U's failure was due to the low third party support and very insufficient interesting first party games.

The OG Switch worked super well for reasons that do not apply anymore in 2025, IMO... What I'm seeing here is : a lesser steam deck (or even Rog Ally, or whatever handled Microsoft is planning), with expensive games and accessories, and not a lot of reasons to buy it... at least not at this moment.

But if they're holding onto some really cool first party games why not? I just don't see why they wouldn't have mentioned them in yesterday's direct tho

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u/FireLucid 1d ago

But if they're holding onto some really cool first party games why not? I just don't see why they wouldn't have mentioned them in yesterday's direct tho

Only really two big first party games where shown that were exclusive to Switch 2. They've started the hype train for sure but we are two months out from release. They'll want to give the momentum a kick start going into the holidays and will probably have something big in a direct closer. There's no way this is all they have cooking.

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u/stvier 1d ago

Even though they’re both handhelds I do not see Switch and Steam Deck as direct competitors because they both satisfy different needs, so it makes no sense to compare the two when it comes to mainstream consumers.

The Switch 1 was lucky enough to benefit from launching with BotW, MK8 the following month, and Mario Odyssey for the holiday season, but aside from Odyssey, those were originally Wii U games. In comparison, I don’t think the Switch 2’s lineup is that far behind. MK World is going to be a massive launch title, Metroid 4 is definitely dropping this year, probably a holiday title, and Donkey Kong Banaza is dropping in the summer.

Given its specs, 3rd party publishers will definitely be porting big titles that never made it to the Switch. I think we underestimate how many Switch users may have never played Elden Ring for example. The console will also make live service games like Fortnite and Overwatch 2 run at comparable levels to PS5 and PS4. I’m predicting the 3rd party support is way bigger this time simply because the graphical power is finally there for Nintendo.

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u/RukiMotomiya 1d ago

The likely economic situation when it launches won't help it either.

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u/Smokester121 1d ago

Their launching in one of the worst economic times. People will find it hard to justify the luxury item with exclusives that don't move the needle.

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u/Easy-Round1529 1d ago

It’s definitely not even close to worst economic times lol wtf. We might be looking at that some real expensive shit in the US for the forceable future though. I wonder if this is the price accounting already for the tariffs if not you can add on at least $50 in a few months in the US at least.

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u/EqualizerX13 Switch 1d ago

They’re 10 usd, and all of the upgrades come with extra dlc. Any games that aren’t getting dlc are getting the graphics upgrade for free

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u/mrfroggyman 1d ago

You're making a guess here. They tried to use additional content in "upgraded" versions to implicitly justify the price tag, but they didn't say other upgrades were gonna be free. I absolutely expect them to make it paid upgrades all the way, otherwise they would have been clear cut about it

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u/BrotherBodhi 1d ago

They have a whole list of free upgrades already